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The only European Optician in the Colony,"
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
No 12 783
TO-DAY'S WEDDING.
日三廿月三
SUSPECTED DOGS,
FOUNDED 1881
三拜禮
號五十月四英港香
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 15,
1925
LOCAL MYSTERY.
HONGKONG MAN MISSING.
KOWLOON DOCK'S NEW RECORD.
LAUNCHING OF THE S. 8. "CHANGTE, "
FIRST VESSEL BUILT FOR AUSTRALIAN FIRM.
for an Australian firm.in qe e
prominent members of the com-
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Since his disappearance from
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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1246 or 1247,
ANOTHER ROBBERY
CHASE.
CHINESE DETECTIVE
on
ARMED ROBBERS.
A. J. Alison, Servico Manager
HOME FOOTBALL.
two
T
first
ENGLISH LEAGUE
RESULTS.
AS
London April 14,
to-day resulted
DIVISION I.
2 West Brom
2 Bolton
6 Sheffield U.
DIVISION IL
Bradford O. Coventry
1 Blackpool
1 Clapton
0
1 Barnsley
Fulham
◊ Southampton 0
DIVISION III (SOUTH.)
1 Reading 0 Watford
0 Southend
1 Darlington 2 N. Brighton
2 Wigan 2.Grimsby 1 Southport
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BEGGING. PREMIERSHIP GOES
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M. BRIAND OBLIGED TO DECLINE.
Paris, April 14. The Nationalist Socialist Coun oil has unanimously declined to join a Briand Ministry.
WOUNDED. A pretty wadding took place at
We have received the following!
The English League matches Hongkong was reported to the Union Church this afternoon,
Whilst on search duty in Om
played police on the 3rd of Maroh, the when Miss Elizabeth Moffat latter for publication:—
Sir Will you kindly grant me Yau Street, Shamshuipo, in the follows:- movements of Mr. Ezekiel Harry Ferguson (aldór daughter of Mr. Gubbay have been traced up to a and Mrs. John Ferguson, of space in your valuable paper to point at which thy appear to Quarry Bay) was married to Mr. bring to the notice of those con- early hours of yesterday morning, Marking a big stop forward in for their money. It must be a have culminated in a tragedy. Norman Melnroy Currie (son of Derned the cruel method of catch three detectives met
and when they refused Huddersfield 2 Bury the records of the Hongkong and good ship, baving been built to On the 14th instant, a passenger the late Mr. and Mrs. Currie, of ing dogs, as at present adopted? Chinese running towards them Arsenal
I had the great misfortune to to stop the police opened fire, Leeds, Whampoa Dock Company, the Lloyd's and remembering who went aboard the steamer Dundos, Scotland). The core-
Changte, built to the order of lecture by Mr. Walter Lang some Hangcheong at Macao to go to mony was performed by the Rev. witness on Monday the catching with the result that one of the West Ham
of a dog suspected of rabies. The detectives was wounded in the Messrs G. S. Yuill and Company, short while ago, they all knew it Canton was found missing from J. Horace Johnston.
The bride, who was given method adopted was the use of a left hand. Sydney, was launched at Kow was very difficult indeed to pass his cabin, leaving all his clothing
The two Chinese appeared When his firm behind, and, a search of the away by her father, was attired bamboo pole with a rattas Dooso, loon Docks this morning, tho the standard. naming ceremony being perform were in the market for tonnage, steamer having proved fruitless, in a dress of fina white georgette, which is supposed to be slipped before Mr. B. W. Hamilton, at
tho Kowloon Magistracy Leicester ed by Mrs. W. A. R. Douglas, wife the directors called for tonders it was believed that he had either trimmed with bream Chantilly over the dog's head and then
morning tbia lace, with train of the same lace drawn taut, with the result, as I
charges of the superintendent of the from all parts of the world and fallen or jumped overboard.
though he (Mr. Douglas) remark- Mr. Ezekiel Gobbay, who and illusion tulle veil with orange have seen, that the dog is almost of theft of three planks of wood Sydney shipping company.
was the passenger in ques blossoms. She carried a bouquot strangled when caught. The Changte represents a new jed that Hongkong had turned out
In the instance that I witnessed, from a building contractor's abed Bristol R. on board of white roses and lilies. gone departure for the Dock Company, many good ships, he had totion, had in that she is the first passenger leave it to Mr. Cock and Mr the Hangcheong on the afternoon
them.
Attending the bride were Miss the European sergeant tried hura-in Om Yau Street and were Merthyr production of a witness for the Norwich of the 13th. At three o'clock mail boat constructed in their Scott to convince
bamboo contraption, but failed, defence.
Nowport 2 Charlton Cathie Ferguson" (cousin), as
The defendants were alleged to yards and is the first, vessel built hoped they would join with him the morning, the stoward Nan Ferguson (sister) and Miss anely to catch the dog with the remanded for 48 hours for the Northampton 1 Queen's P. R.
DIVISION III (NORTH.) In a toast to the Dock Company knocked at his door to hand in a
he got tired and-handed
have boon soon to take the planks cup of tea, but, receiving ac reply, bridesmaids, with little Miss When, after a lengthy attempt,
1 Nelson the bamboo. to સ Chinese,
whon chased two Doncaster and
by His Excellency the Governor,
SHOWING AUSTRALIA,
ho pushed open the door and Gertie McNeillie
the latter also failed so he (Sir Edward Stubbs), Sir Claud
Mr. R. M. Dyor, responding, found that the cabin was without girl. The bridesmaide' dresses of heliotrope crepe de Bevern, Sir Henry Pollock, Com-
its occupant. Mr. Gubbay's wors modorg Mrs. and Miss Stirling, thanked Mr. Douglas for his kind Mr, B.D. F. Baith, Hon. Mr. H. T. tomarks and said that though clothes which he wore before retir. chine, with georgette panels em-resorted to trying to beat the watchmen they ran into the Halifax Creasy, Mr. and Mre. G.M. Young: this was a new departure for
match; whilst the flower-girl also failed. The result was thattha at once challenged to submit to a Rotherham on the souch, hut of the passenger
wore a dream of shell pink poor dog became infuriated and search, but refused and continued Tranmore Mr. J. Roid, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. them and they all looked forwarding for the night, were left behind broidered in silver, with hats to animal into insensibility, which arme of the police. They wore Rochdale Dyer, Mr. W. A. R. Douglas, Mr. to building more mail boats, himself there was no sign.
to be ahead of the others. Mean- Mr Gubbay, up to the time of georgette with pink and mauve was bleeding profusely from the their flight, only to be caught Chesterfield H. P. White and many othar ho hoped this was only the
fore-runner of many others of his disappearance, lived at No. 20 rosebuds and Dutch bannet. The face and mouth. Afterwards, the by a detective who happened similar nature and of oven larger Elgin Stroet. His departure was bridesmaids carriod bouquets animal was shot, and none too while the detective who
of pala pink
and. rosea, munity attended the launching.
basket of If the owners valued the dog called to the defendants to stop When the last block was ra dimensions. He expressed, on sudden, and the motive was un-
and did not desire it ahot, why opened fire at the fugitives, Two mauve sweet peas. moved, the ship slid gracefully, bobalf of the Company, their accounted for by his family when the flower-girl
pink and
a third aimed at defendants hit gathering speed, into the water thanks to the staff, both European they reported his disappearanceThe bride's mother was attired did they not attempt to catch it shots were fired into the air. and] and Chinese, for the very good to the police last month. in a dress of suede colour fine themselves, instead of getting the band of the detective who amidst cheering.
crepe morpeain embroidered in strangere, who usually annoy a The company afterwards al-york thoy had put into the vonsel. journed to the offices of the Docks. thought that the Changto
shaded tones, with hat to match,dog? This animal could not had caught one of the defondante. have been so very dangerous, or Company where refreshments would show Australia what could
ho dous in Hongkong--(Applause).throughout being specially de- and her bouquet was of tea roses. also its owners were unconcerned Mr. William A. Stewart was about their neighbours, as the Bigned in selected teak wood. ware provided.
DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL, Accommodation is provided for best man," whilst Mr. Stanley dog was seen out at 10 a.m., and MR. BEITH'S SPEECH. ·
and grossly ill-treated stool thirty second-class passengers in The Changto Mr. Boith, proposing the toast
M. Briand has now abandoned SMALL YAUMATI HAUL with
Subsequent to the ceremony, shot at about 2.30 pm. public cabins,
those of the Changte and her owners, single screw steamer, having the poop tween decks in two Collett was at the organ.
I would suggest
the task of forming a Cabinet following dimensions-berth
saloon, smoke a rocaption was he at the Roof
Armed robbers were again
His announcement of the aban said:"Your Excellency, ladies the
Length overall, 366,6"; length rooms, dining
and ladies* lounge, Gardon of the Hongkong Hotel, concerned that a net be used to
An iron- those active last night and gentleman,-It gives me great deal of pleasure to welcome
Accommodation is also provid- where the usual toasts were ensnare stray dogs or
of his party, the Republican Later, the happy suspected of rabies, and that this mongery store at No. 1003 Can: donment was made at a meeting Socialists. M. Briand explained you hore to-day on the occasion of the launch of the good ship deck, 26, 0"; and is designed to ad for twenty-six second class honoured.
concerned by five men who had a dagger that the Socialists not only refus Changte, the more so that this carry 4,000 tons deadweight on a Chinese pingers in bridge couple left for Repulse Bay and bamboo contraption be abolished ton Road, Yaumati, was raided
The twaen docks. Space is also will later proceed to Scotland altogether. vossol differs both in. typo and mean draft of 23 foot. ownership from anything we vos sel is of the two-deck type, provided for 182 deck passengers via Canada and America. The in Monday's affair were doubtloss and a revolver between them, but ad to join the Cabinot but made have constructed in the past. I with poop and bridge combinad, in forecastic are lower tween bride's going-away dress was not to blame for the cruelty & trifling haul aiñounting in value their support dependent on condi
forwar The Captain, of pale mauve crepe georgette, shown, but the incident is the to only $29.80 was secured. This venture to say that we are well top galtant forecastle, promanado decks
nothing but cruelty can result. ouses on the crinoline hat to match. known for the oil-tankers, ocean- decks, aft and amidships. She Officers and users are ac-with cyclamen embroidered and outcome of a system from which hardly justified the elaborate pre going cargo steamers, coast and is constructed to Lloyd's re-commodated in river boats that have been con-quirements under special survey boat deck amids. The crew structed at this dockyard, but for their highost class, and fitted are berthed in the turecastle and the vessel you have just seen out to satisfy full requirements aftor end of poop...
The culinary arrangements are with latest accordance launched is the nearest approach of Australian Navigation Act as
ocean-going passongor regards life-saving apparatus and in
A GHASTLY AFFAIR. liber that we have built and equipment, Australian fire re-practice, rafrigorated provision also the first for Australian gulations, and to comply with rooms and ice machine &c., being electrically-driven steam owners. This vessel will be placed Hongkong Board of Trade ra-provided. Thero.is also installed
Further details have been on the run between Hongkong, quirements for a passenger vessel an Sydney and Melbourne to cater carrying passengers, including laundery plan. The vessel is for the trade between these im- Board of Trade convention rules electrically lighted throughout received of the murder committed portant British possessions, which for passenger vessels as ap-and fans are provided in all in the Shatin district during the up to the present we hope to "see materially in-plied by the Hongkong Govern-public, passanger and officers' week-opd. The victim
The forward hold and rooms. The emergency lighting man,
dock.unidentified, of 31 years of age,
Same speculation was caused a crossed before they are very much ent.
on the boat
“LAKE FIELDING" older, as it is, well known that tween decks are insulated for the Bot
meat and Heating. (electric. and steam) whose body was found by the
to provide police on the Tin Kin Loung Hill. few weeks ago by the appearance
BECOMES "CONFUCIUS"
COASTGUARDS AND shipping brings countries into carriage of frozen
The crime had been committed in harbour one morning of an old-
The s. 8. Lake Fielding, Captain
SMUGGLERS. contact more than any other in-chilled produce, and No. 3 tween is also installed dustry. I trust all of you who decks for frozen and chilled pro- additional comfort in winter.
The propoiling "machinery con- by a murderer who must have fashioned looking passenger ship, wish to make this journey will duce and ship's stores. The total travel by the Hongkong-built pro- capacity being 49,000 cubic feet. structed by the builders is placed displayed great ferocity, for the with red, black-topped funnel and
The refrigeration being amidships and consists of one set victim's head was smashed in hull painted mauve, which Finn Malm, left the Kowloon dry duct and I feel confident that you
classification for a Hongkong THE CHASE OF THE "MADE-
LEINE ADAMS.": orant engines were rendered beyond recogni- for a few hours and left the same finished her surveying and re will be comfortable and well look-ammonia brine pipe system, two of triplo expansion surface con- with a hatohot. The features went alongside the Naval Yard docks yesterday, after having The sight of this ship, however, passenger licence. She proceed- ed after and be instrumental machines are installed by Messrs. densing three
New York, April 14. placing in the
has now boon of
Her name further Haslams foundry and Engineer- having cylinders 27," 46," 77" be tion, but it is hoped to establish afternoon for the north.
After a hundred and fifty mile
·to." the Confucius. orders with our Companying Co, Ltd., Derby, England. 48" stroke, fitted with Cockburn the man's identity before long
achooner Madeleine. It must be of considerablo in- Cargo is carried in the forward and McNicols patent atop vaive through a faint clus supplied by brought back memories of athered to a buoy at West Point. terest to some of you who have and after holds and tween decks. and Aspinal's governor. Steam the fact that the motive was notatore, for she was none other Walchod the development of The facilities for working of cargo at 200 lbs. per square inch robbery. In searching his cloth-tbay the Glengorm Castle, of the changed
single-ended Scotch money and a watch. A long-and Co), but now being used as a ship will be taken alongside the British shipbuilding in Hongkong to are four derricks and four winches working pressure is generated ing, police officers found some Union Castle line (Currie, Donald To-morrow, or the day aftor, the chase, lasting twelve hours, the From Hongkong she went up the market, and will be open to engines going full speed, was have witnessed this launch and ficted each to No. 1 and 2 batches, in throa I trust before very long you will and two derricks, and two winchos boilers working under Howden's standing foud between the mur-transport. She is now back in port. Yin Yuon wharf, a little west of Adams, with all sails set and have opportunities of attending each to Nos. 3 and 4 hatches. system of forcod draught. The dered man with another person similar functions of this nature The winches are of the double boilers are 16'0" diameter by is now believed to have resulted to Shanghai with naval reliafe, visitors for one day. The vessel captured twenty miles from shore for mail ships of still larger acting Cyclops type by Messrs. 120" long and fitted for burning in his being done to death in this and returned here at the begin has now been fitted with a by a coastguard cutter, which dimensions." Mr.
Beith then Clarke, Chapman & Co., Ltd. coal or oil fuel with the Wallsend brutal way.' gave a few details of the main Water ballast or fresh water is Howden system of liquid fuel features of the vesseland thanked carried in the peaks, while the burning contre firring type. A Mer. Douglas for sa efficiently double bottom is suitable for oil Michell thrust block of the latest BULGAR ASSASSINS naval and military detalls, and and Mr. Noon Lee will act as liquor treaty. Taunching the ship, asking her to fuel as well as, ballast. Oil fuel type is fittod. accept, a small souvenir of the is also carried across deep accasion;2
to an
...
tank
The souvenir took the form of sides a diamond pandant,
is
น. .
23
SHATIN MURDER.
WAB &
-Those
Yours etc..
EVE, Kowloon, April 14th, 1925.
THE "GLENGORM CASTLE."
BEING USED AS A TRANSPORT.
tions which be considered incom- parations which the gang showed patible with his conception of the
Premiership.
Both Chambers are to mogt to- in having one of their number to precede the rest into the shop as
customer for nails. They vent-morrow to vote on a Bill author ising the Banque de France to ed their disappointment in issue four milliards of francs certain amount of roughbandling worth of notes, thus regularising of their victims, who were vio-the bank's position before the lently pushed into the backyard and told to keep quiet under penalty of losing their lives.
STEAMER RE-NAMED.
issue of its next weekly balance sheet-Reuter.
Paris, April 14. The President has asked M, Painleve to form a Cabinet. A
M. Painlove has promised to answer to-morrow, when he has consulted his friends. Reuter.
ning of tho weak with some moving-picture hall, and a radio opened fire as she pursued. Sho officers.and mon of the Yangtze set with a loud speaker, for the brought ashore the crew of nine, Patrol, en route to England. entertainment of passengers, who are detained, charged with While hore she is picking up Captain Malm, Mr. Tsui Tong violating the Anglo-American Officials say that two men from will presently embark for home hosts when the ship is open for
inspection. Refreshments will be the schooner were brought in by via Singapore and Colombo.
coastguards on April 11th, when The officers on board from the served to all visitors.
the latter pretended to accept a Cmdr. ATTEMPT TO KILL KING Yangtze gunboate are:
bribe to smuggle in five hundred BORIS.
Loggo, H.M.S. Widgeon Lt.-
cases of whisky and champagne. Cmdr. Archer, H.M.S. Scarab;
They brought the liquor and two members of the crew, ashore in Sofia, April 14.Lts. Harding and Thompson,
the coastguards' motor-boat.
It is stated that smuggling by means of Government boats has frequently, boon attempted.
The engine room and boiler! situated forward and room auxiliaries are all of British of the boiler room make and of the latest type, and The rudder is controlled from the include two independent feed
U.S. TRADE. bridge by telemotor gear which pumps and direct contract food BETTER THAN THE CLYDE is lod to Hastie's vertical com heater, one general service pump
A motor-car in which King H.M.S. Boo; und Lt. Grant,
SOMETHING OF A BOOM, Mr. Douglas, replying and sub-bined steam and hand stearing and evaporator, one independent
Washington, April 14. mitting the toast of the future gear situated in house on poop girculating pump, one 2,000 gallon Boris was travelling to Sofia was H.M.S. Cockchafer. prosperity of the Hongkong and dook and directly connected to distiller together with the follow- ambushed outside the city yester-
Tho exports from the United
Tho Madeleine Adams is valued Whampoa Dook Company, said rudder head. A powerful Clarko iog pumpe One sanitary one day, by an Agraro-Communist
attendants and RUMANIA'S DEBT TO States during March amounted to that it was his pleasant duty, Chapman windlass is fitted, for ballast, ono fresh water and one baud, which fired a fusillade,
452 million dollars, and the im-at seventy-five thousand dollars, though rather difficult one at the working the anchors and cables. dock fire pump. An auxiliary killing two
and her oargo at half a million dol with a separate wounding the chauffeur. His
ports to 385 million. moment, to thank those present The ship has accommodation condenser
With one exception, the imports lare Reuter's "American barvice, for the hearty manner in which amidships for forty first-class circulating pump is fitted. All Majesty escaped trainjured,
were the largest in any month for Troops are at present scouring they had sent off the now steamer, passengers in single, and two pumps have brass water onde
the past four years, while, with the Changte, and also to thank on berth cabins, fitted with all the with removeable gunmetal liners,
The United States Miniator at two excoptions, the exports wore The oil fuel unit consist of a the countryside in search of the а behalf of his wife, the Dock Com latest conveniences pany for their delightful souvenir direct supply of water, elpotrio duplex set of pump heaters filters; assailants in honour of the occasion (Ap fans and heaters. There are also etc., of the Wellsohd. Howden There was a second outrage in Bucharest has drawn the atton-the largest for the past forty-five. plansa). That little ship, the two suitos cabinos de-lure with system together with two trans- Sofla yesterday evening, when tion of the Rumanian Govern-months.
aro fitted with of the Chambor and loador of the has negotiated debt-funding in this connection that if the Changto, he thought they would private baths. The public roome, for pumps is installed. All oil General Gheorgbloff, a member ment to the fact that, while it President Coolidge points out the agreements with other nations, it prices bo calculated on the 1914 In movement to overthrow all agree with him is the best that consisting of dining saloon, music fuel tanks can be turned out, baltor than room, lounge, smoke room and "Toledop" tank indicators,
his re-nexion with, the Rumanian debt creased in quantity by fifty por they could do if on the Clyde or verandah cafe, aro handsomely the event of burning coal, a Stamboulieki. Govoroment, was has not acted similarly in cou-level, the volume of trade has in- to the United States,--Router, cont-Router's American Service. sidence Reuter the Tyne, though he thought that fitted out in teak, sot off with Crompton's self-tipping ash hoist assassinated outside Australia would give them a run carved pilasters, the furniture has been installed.
with
AMERICA.
Washington, April 14.
TO-DAY
Closing Exchange 2s, J. 1/16 Lighting Up-Time 6.43 p.m. Barometer Temperature Humidity
2 pm: 30.01
2 p.
2. p.mi
60. 93